Mass. General Hospital welcomes first baby born in Boston in 2026

For the second year in a row, Massachusetts General Hospital delivered the first baby of the year among Boston’s hospitals.

Benjamin “Bengi” Robert Kelland, the son of Robert and Chloe Kelland of Waltham, was born at 12:19 a.m. on New Year’s Day, according to a press release from the hospital’s healthcare system, Mass. General Brigham.

The baby weighs seven pounds and four ounces. Both he and his mother are doing well, the press release reads…

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